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Most of the use of free software so far has been on
the server side. However, such use has not been in
the context and towards the goal of creating a
set of consistent services based on free software.
Adding a set of consistent policies and defining the goal of providing
free services is next on the agenda.
Key attributes of free services:
- Based on Free Software
- Not controlled by software vendors (MS)
- Not controlled by the service provider. Not like AOL, MSN, etc.
- Including provision for governance by the User.
- ByName.Net is an initial example of Free Services.
- Highly distributed and franchized.